Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes

Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. The neighbouring towns of Lytham and St-Anne's-on-the-Sea have grown together and now form a seaside resort...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England

England

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, is one of the courses in the Open Championship

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

 rotation. The Women's British Open

Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...

 has also been played on the course four times: once prior to being designated a major championship

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...

 by the LPGA Tour

LPGA

The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...

, and three times since.

The club was founded in 1886 and was the site of the first British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship

British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship

The British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship was founded in 1893 by the Ladies' Golf Union of Great Britain. Until the dawn of the professional era in 1976, it was the most important golf tournament for women in Great Britain and would eventually begin to draw golfers from continental Europe...

 in 1893 and the Centenary Championship in 1993 won by Catriona Lambert, now Catriona Matthew

Catriona Matthew

Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...

. Sixteen years later she won the Women's British Open

Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...

 at Lytham in 2009

2009 Women's British Open

The 2009 Women's British Open was contested from July 30 thru August 2 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 34th edition of the Women's British Open, and the ninth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....

.

Royal Lytham is a true links

Links (golf)

A links is the oldest style of golf course, first developed in Scotland. The word "links" comes from the Scots language and refers to an area of coastal sand dunes and sometimes to open parkland. It also retains this more general meaning in the Scottish English dialect...

 course, set upon links land but set back from the current day shoreline, separated by housing, roads, and a rail line. However, the proximity is such that the wind from the sea still comes into play. There are 203 bunkers on the course, an average of over 11 per hole. The course is also unique as it is the only course on the Open Championship rota that starts with a par 3 hole.

The Head Professional is Eddie Birchenough.

The Open Championship

Winners of The Open Championship

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year	|Winner	|Score
	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
2012	TBD
2001 2001 Open Championship The 2001 Open Championship was the 130th Open Championship held from 19-22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England...	David Duval David Duval David Robert Duval is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour.-Early years:...  1st	69	73	65	67	274 (-10)
1996 1996 Open Championship The 1996 Open Championship was the 125th Open Championship held from 18-21 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England...	Tom Lehman Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer.Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took...  1st	67	67	64	73	271 (-13)
1988 1988 Open Championship The 1988 Open Championship was the 117th Open Championship held from 14-18 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England...	Seve Ballesteros 3rd	67	71	70	65	273 (-11)
1979 1979 Open Championship The 1979 Open Championship was the 108th Open Championship held from 18-21 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes in Lancashire, England. Seve Ballesteros won his first Open Championship and first major title by three strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw....	Seve Ballesteros 1st	73	65	75	70	283 (-1)
1974 1974 Open Championship The 1974 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Gary Player.-First round:-Second round:Amateurs: Lyle , James , Clark , Burch , Homer , Shaw ....	Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...  3rd	69	68	75	70	282 (-2)
1969 1969 Open Championship The 1969 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Tony Jacklin.-First round:-Second round:...	Tony Jacklin Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.-Early life and education:...  1st	68	70	70	72	280 (-4)
1963 1963 Open Championship The 1963 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Bob Charles.-First round:-Second round:...	Bob Charles Bob Charles (golfer) Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...  1st	68	72	66	71	277 (-7)PO
1958 1958 Open Championship The 1958 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Peter Thomson.-Final leaderboard:*Thomson won in a 36-hole playoff .-External links:*...	Peter Thomson 4th	66	72	67	73	278 (-10)PO
1952 1952 Open Championship The 1952 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Bobby Locke.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...	Bobby Locke Bobby Locke Arthur D'Arcy "Bobby" Locke was the first internationally successful South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships.-Early years:...  3rd	69	71	74	73	287 (-1)
1926 1926 Open Championship The 1926 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. The competition was won by Bobby Jones....	Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...  (a) Amateur An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....  1st	72	72	73	74	291

• Note: Superscript number besides the player's name is the number of the Open Championship in their respective careers.

(a) denotes amateur

Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....

Women’s British Open

Winners of the Women's British Open

Women's British Open

The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major championship by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Since 2007, it has been called the Ricoh Women's British Open, for sponsorship reasons...

 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes:

Year	Winner
2009 2009 Women's British Open The 2009 Women's British Open was contested from July 30 thru August 2 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 34th edition of the Women's British Open, and the ninth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....	Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  1st
2006 2006 Women's British Open The 2006 Women's British Open was contested from August 3-6 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 31st edition of the Women's British Open, and the sixth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour. It was the final Open sponsored by Weetabix, replaced by Ricoh in...	Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Legends Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major...  3rd
2003 2003 Women's British Open The 2003 Women's British Open was contested from July 31 thru August 3 at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 28th edition of the Women's British Open, and the third as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....	Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...  1st
1998 1998 LPGA Tour The 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, four each...	Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer Sherri Steinhauer is an American golfer who currently plays on the LPGA Tour and on the Legends Tour. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and attended The University of Texas at Austin. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 1986. She has won eight tournaments on the Tour, including two major...  1st

Notes:

• Superscript number besides the player's name is the number of Women's British Opens won at that time.
• Years in bold signify editions that were recognised as major championships
  Women's major golf championships
  Women's golf has a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional stroke play events for women are played over three rounds , but the majors are played over four rounds , which is the...
  
   by the LPGA (2001
  2001 Women's British Open
  The 2001 Women's British Open was contested from August 2-5 at Sunningdale Golf Club in Berkshire, England. It was the 26th edition of the Women's British Open, and the first as a major championship on the LPGA Tour....
  
  -present).
  Since its inception in 1979, the Ladies European Tour
  Ladies European Tour
  The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
  
  has recognised The Women's British Open as a major.

The Course

The yardages listed are those of the championship course (i.e. with the tees positioned where they are for 'championships').

	| Hole		| Par		| Yards
1	3	206
2	4	481
3	4	477
4	4	391
5	3	218
6	4	494
7	5	589
8	4	417
9	3	164
Out	34	3437
10	4	385
11	5	601
12	3	196
13	4	357
14	4	443
15	4	464
16	4	358
17	4	467
18	4	410
In	36	3681
Total	70	7118

External links

• Royal Lytham.org - official site